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Tasker sometimes returns/detects a zero as caller id

A few months ago i was having trouble with a profile that sends an SMS prompting an unknown (not in address book) contact to identify itself. The profile sometimes stopped sending the SMS so i added a second text file that logs every caller id regardless. Since then everything seemed to work fine until a few days ago when the app, once again, did not send the SMS as instructed. It turns out that tasker detects a zero as a caller id when in fact it is plainly visible in the call logs. Is this a known bug?

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Profile: 1-Unknown Caller (2)
Cooldown: 300
Event: Missed Call [ Caller:!C:ANY ]
Enter: Sconosciuto (3)
A1: Write File [ File:/storage/2B7C-6A21/Download/tutti.txt Text:%CNUM Append:On Add Newline:On Continue Task After Error:On ]
A2: If [ %CNUM ~ +393* ]
A3: Write File [ File:/storage/2B7C-6A21/Download/sconosciuti.txt Text:%CNUM Append:On Add Newline:On Continue Task After Error:On ]
A4: Send SMS [ Number:%CNUM Message:Text Store In Messaging App:On SIM Card: Wait For Result:Off ]

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AP

Hi. Yes, i've just checked Tasker permissions and everything is enabled. GPS call log etc.

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Hi. Does Tasker maybe not have the Call Log permission granted?

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AP

Hi. Yes, i've just checked Tasker permissions and everything is enabled. GPS call log etc.

What i tried just today was to run an action and %CNUM kept giving me back 0 even though the last number alled was a regular mobile number. I've uninstalled and reinstalled tasker, let the phone ring again and now %CNUM showed the correct number and not a zero. It seems that at one point the variable turns into a constant with a 0 forever.

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